Description
Waste-to-Energy: Sustainable Approaches for Emerging Economies presents the latest developments and applications for the conversion of waste into biofuels and other energy products. Divided into two parts, Section I reviews the major sources of solid waste and their management strategies in developing countries, and includes the collection, composition, segregation, and dispersal of various waste streams, as well as the generation of biogas and other value-added products. Section II examines the transformation of waste into biofuels and the management strategies required to efficiently implement waste-to-energy processes. Methods for the production of hydrogen, biomethane, biofuels, and bioenergy, as well as resource recovery are discussed in depth, and mathematical models are provided for anaerobic digestion techniques. The benefits and challenges of waste-to-energy as a waste management strategy are explored through dedicated chapters on the techno-economics, environmental and social regulation, and the operation of WtE plants. The final chapter of the book presents a lifecycle assessment and environmental impact analysis of the technologies and strategies discussed.- Critically reviews technologies and procedures for integrating waste management with energy production- Evaluates and compares various waste-to-energy technologies for their utility in producing biofuels- Explores the use of waste-to-energy techniques for mass biotechnological processing of waste
Table of Contents
Section I: Sources of waste and their re-use1. A summary of solid waste generation and management strategy2. Management and problems of food waste in Asian countries3. Anaerobic digestion solutions: advancing circular economy goals in emerging economies4. Enzymatic reactions and their impact on bioenergy in anaerobic digestion5. Valuable components recovery in the aerobic composting of organic solid waste6. Treatment and management of emerging contaminants in solid waste matrices7. Microbial systems for circular food waste economy8. Waste mitigation through synergistic solutions with plants and microbes9. Food waste-derived biofertilizers for agriculture sustainabilitySection II: Waste transformation into biofuels 10. Food waste: an emerging trend to convert waste into energy11. Direct environmental pollution from solid waste12. Energy from waste in the Global South and its role in achieving net zero13. Plant-based waste treatment methods for environmental sustainability14. Landfill waste management15. Biorefinery and circular economy approach for organic solid waste management
